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15 things Spotify rendered obsolete–and we're not complaining
Sure, we always thought Spotify was a cool thing to access and play around with. As the coronavirus pandemic plays out, the streaming service has turned out to be as essential as canned soup and toilet tissue. The millions of songs Spotify carries has brought us the warm fuzzies of nostalgia, as well as the […]
10 music-related activities you can do while stuck at home
Because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, many people are social distancing themselves and spending a lot of time at home. While we’ll never get tired of a Netflix binge-watching session or frequent naps, it can start to get old to stay inside every day doing nothing. That’s why we’ve thought up 10 music-related activities you […]
Anthony Green reacts to hilarious reggae-related Spotify mixup
A rather hilarious mixup has occurred with Anthony Green and Spotify is to thank. Due to some clerical mistakes, it seems that the Anthony Green from Saosin and Circa Survive that we know and love dropped a reggae EP. Just kidding. But, a reggae artist also named Anthony Green’s new reggae EP I Got A Girl is […]
eli. hits you in the heart with his new single “make it”—listen
There are songs that make you feel good and songs that make you feel sad. And there are some that work the seam between the two polar opposites. And that’s the spot where 21-year-old singer-songwriter eli. resides. Today AltPress is proud to premiere “make it,” the new single from the West Virginia-based multi-instrumentalist. Written, played, […]
Spotify testing vertical video sharing across Instagram for artists
If you’ve noticed a growing trend of artists adding looping vertical videos to their Spotify songs, you may see it come up a whole lot more as the company partners with Instagram. According to Tech Crunch, artists who have Canvas videos will be able to share them directly to their Instagram stories to reach fans […]
Spotify pays the least per stream according to independent artist
The differences between music streaming services may seem pretty small, but an artist’s posts regarding the payments she gets from Apple Music and Spotify highlights the pay discrepancies on the different platforms. Independent cellist Zoë Keating tells Business Insider the different rates each platform pays her to highlight streaming royalty amounts for those who often won’t know otherwise. Read More: […]
Spotify pauses 2020 political ads over inability to “validate and review”
Spotify is announcing they will not be allowing political ads on their platform starting early next year over the issue of verifying an ad is not misleading. The streaming service says they will suspend political ads since they cannot “validate and review” these ads accurately. Read More: Asking Alexandria drop deluxe self-titled album with demos and […]
Spotify Tastebuds feature to allow music discovery through your friends
Spotify has been making a lot of changes to their service over the past year and it looks like they’re aiming to expand their social sharing features more going forward. According to The Verge, the streaming service will be testing a new feature allowing users to look through their friend’s listening habits to discover new music for […]
Gerard Way highlights new artists, old favorites in 2019 playlist
We’re four days away from the return of My Chemical Romance and Gerard Way has been kind enough to distract us. The legendary frontman and creator curated a playlist of all of the music he enjoyed this year. The playlist in on Spotify and is titled Music New & Old That I Enjoyed This Year. […]
‘Stranger Things’ characters’ Spotify Wrapped prove they're into the scene
Stranger Things recently grabbed a spot as one of Google’s most searched queries, and now Spotify is showing their support for the Netflix series in their own way. In case you somehow missed it, the music streaming service dropped their biggest campaign Spotify Wrapped last week. They later released their “Best of Spotify” playlists, and […]
Brand New reappearing on Spotify Wrapped lists after alleged removal
Last week, people were upset that Brand New was allegedly shadow-banned from Spotify users’ “Wrapped” statistics and playlists. Well now, without a word, it seems Spotify has added them back in. Fans speculated that the alleged removal of Brand New was most likely due to their sexual misconduct issues back in 2017. Previously the only […]
Netflix announces scripted Spotify series about streaming platform’s origin
Netflix acquired the script for a new show surrounding Spotify and how it’s changed the way we listen to music. Based on the book Spotify Untold by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud, the series will tell the tale of Daniel Ek and his partner Martin Lorentzon as they attempt to create a platform that will let users listen […]
Spotify launches first-ever “Best of Playlists” covering 12 different genres
For the first time ever, Spotify is revealing its “Best of Playlists”. After the launch of Spotify’s highly anticipated “Wrapped” campaign, the music streaming giant has one more trick up its sleeve. The “Best of Playlists” feature launches today and consists of curated genre-specific playlists compiling the best songs of 2019 and the decade. Read […]
Juice WRLD mourned by music community after death at 21
The entire music community is mourning the death of rapper Juice WRLD, aka Jarad Anthony Higgins. The 21-year-old rapper was reported dead on Sunday via TMZ. Read more: Juice WRLD dies at age 21 after suffering seizure in Chicago airport Higgins was on a private jet from California to Chicago. Once landing at Chicago Midway […]
Brand New allegedly being removed from Spotify Wrapped lists
While a lot of people have been excitedly sharing their Spotify Wrapped stats, some users are noticing that Brand New have been removed from their lists. Many fans and former fans are speculating that the band have been blacklisted from the site’s stats following their sexual misconduct issues that surfaced in 2017. Read More: Every Time I […]
Spotify users listened to their favorite bands this much in 2019
Earlier this week, Spotify teased its highly-anticipated 2019 Wrapped feature was “almost ready.” The following day, the streaming giant shared the artists who dominated the year including Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Lil Nas X, Eminem and more. Today, Spotify Wrapped 2019 was finally unveiled, showing us the tracks, artists and genres we […]
Spotify Wrapped 2019 is here—find out how to see all your listening stats
Spotify “Wrapped” is here. Not just for regular users of the music-streaming platform but “Wrapped” for Artists released today as well. Now fans and artists can get a pretty cool, comprehensive list of all the listening stats from this year, and the decade as a whole. Read More: Yellowcard, Juice WRLD mashup emerges amid “Lucid Dreams” […]
Spotify Wrapped reveals Billie Eilish, Post Malone dominated 2019
Spotify has released its official Wrapped list of this year’s top artists and albums, including the decades most-streamed artist and album with Billie Eilish and Post Malone both landing on the rankings Spotify has also announced that users personal Wrapped List is almost here. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s single “Senorita” dominated the track for 2019 […]
Spotify Wrapped 2019 is “almost ready”—here’s how to find out when
Spotify users spend all year soaking up new artists and old favorites resulting in quite a diverse year summed up in the annual Spotify Wrapped. While Apple has already revealed its Apple Music Replay that breaks down your top tracks by year, Spotify listeners have been waiting for the highly anticipated year-end recap. Now it […]
Neck Deep drop two 'The Peace And The Panic' B-sides off deluxe album
Neck Deep have put two of their B-side songs from their 2017 album The Peace And The Panic on streaming services for the first time. They released two EPs before signing with Hopeless Records in 2013. They released their debut album, Wishful Thinking the following year. The Peace And The Panic was the highly anticipated follow-up to […]
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